Jem's field notes

Look: jemjabella.com/wp/#bellabook Please notice two things about this url. Firstly, the .com domain extension. OMG THE DNS HAS PROPAGATED. Excuse me *cough*. Second, the extension of #bellabook, taking you to a key section of my themes page that now features freebie BellaBook guestbook themes (skins). Tell your family and friends, people! Offline, nothing is happening… read full entry »

I’ve gone ahead and ordered jemjabella.com through 1and1.co.uk (the same people who do all of my other domains). Eeeh, how exciting! I am justifying this purchase by not renewing Review-You, as discussed earlier in the year. I can afford to do so, I just don’t see the point in renewing the domain for a site… read full entry »

What do you reckon, jemjabella.com or jemjabella.net? (And if it helps, I’m leaning towards .com)

Toad in the Hole is a British ‘dish’ typically made of yorkshire pudding batter and sausages and is best served with mashed potatoes and gravy. I was too lazy to do the potatoes last night though. Doesn’t it just look delicious? (Photography courtesy of wikipedia.) You can find a recipe at thefoody.com, but mine was… read full entry »

Funniest interpretation of my tired mumblings ever: Me: I’ve stuck a frozen toad in the hole in the oven. Amelie: You stuck a frozen toad in your oven, just to block a hole? This post does not in any way condone cruelty to toads. I am wondering how many people will ‘get it’ though..

It’s my niece’s birthday today. Hardly feels like yesterday that I was scooping Charlotte up in my arms and watching as she opened her tiny eyes and looked at me for the first time, and yet there she was today ripping gift wrap off her hundreds of presents and chasing people around with her fairy… read full entry »

Reviewed: No idea Site URL: maxed-virtuals.com I can’t wait to start reviewing this website so I’ll just dive right in… Your splash page — what’s the point of it? Presentationally, it looks okay I guess, but in terms of functionality it achieves nothing. It doesn’t even have the word “enter” on it. There’s no title… read full entry »

There’s a new review up, of maxed-virtuals.com. Chances are you won’t have heard of it — it’s not part of the personal web “scene”. It’s a tutorial site with rather pants PHP tutorials (in particular), which is why I decided to review it.. The first tutorial that caught my eye was “Banning A Person From… read full entry »

I was reading on slashdot and wired news about a convicted hacker who refuses to give blood.. and I’m wondering why this is even an issue? If this guy was a convicted murderer or rapist that they were going to set free, I could see the need to have his DNA on file to compare… read full entry »

I had to prepare one of the IT rooms at work earlier — make sure everything is working, plugged in (unplugging the network cables seems to be a hobby of some of the kids), clean up sweetie wrappers, etc. Did it in about 20 minutes and then went to speak to the Head of Science…. read full entry »